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- ISSN: 0002-9637
- E-ISSN: 1476-1645
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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 27, Issue 4, 1 Jul 1978, p. 837 - 839
Apparent Absence of Sarcocystis and Low Prevalence of Trichinella in Artificially Digested Diaphragm Muscle Removed during Post-Mortem Examination at a Sacramento (California) Medical Center *
Abstract
Abstract
Diaphragm samples taken from 297 humans at autopsy over a 20-mo period were artificially digested and the digestate was examined for Sarcocystis and Trichinella. No infection with Sarcocystis was found while three infections with Trichinella were discovered.
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